Improvement in curtain-fixtures



0. W. STOWE.

Gurtain-Fixture..

No. 204,858. Patented June 11, 1878 o oz 4: o 15%) v "L70 0' IIIINVENTOR;

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N.PETERS, PHOTD-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

CHARLES W. STOWE, OE FLINT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF HIS RIGHT TOROYAL O. RIPLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CURTAIN-FIXTURES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,858, dated June 11,1878; application filed March 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. 82mm, of Flint, in the county of Geneseeand State of Michigan, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inCurtain-Fixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

' Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of a curtain with mycurtain-fixture as applied, and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional viewthereof.

The nature of this invention relates to ourtain-fixtures formanipulating curtains which roll up from the bottom.

It consists in providing slotted pivoted hangers, which serve asbearings for pulleys which carry the curtain-cord. By means of the slotsthe pulleys are readily removed, and this liberates the curtain cord androller at will for cleaning or other purposes. Being loosely pivoted,the hangers have sufficient lateral play to accommodate slightvariations in width of curtain or length of roller, and to compensatefor the position of the cord in the spool, allowing the said cord towind to the right or left, but confining it to a nearly verticalposition.

As heretofore constructed, fixtures of this description have had thecords passed through eyebolts, covered pulleys, or the like, and thesedevices have held arbitrary positions, not being capable of anydeviation to accommodate slight changes in measurement. In suchconstructions the curtains could not be removed without displacing theholding device, and after such displacement the device would still behung on the cord, and could only be removed over the ends, whichnecessitated further displacement.

In my device it is only necessary to lift the pulleys out of the slotsin the hangers, and this entirely releases the curtain-cord.

In my device great nicety in hanging the end brackets is not necessary,as, being loosely pivoted, they have sufficient lateral play tocompensate for slight misplacement, as Well as to accommodate thewindings of the cord in the spools.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the top part of a window-frame,or a strip secured to the same, and to this strip the curtain B istacked or otherwise secured, in such a manner as to be readily andeasily removed. The lower end of this curtain is provided with a roller,0.

At each end of the strip A, beyond the limit of the width of thecurtain, is loosely suspended a pivoted hanger, D, slotted diagonally,as at d, in which is mounted a pulley, a; and in the center of the stripAis secured, above the top of the curtain, a double casting, E, forminga slotted hanger, E, at each side to receive pulleys b I).

My spool is composed of plate F F, having an open center, and this plateis provided with a recess, f, to receive the knotted end of the cord,and fits against the end of the roller.

F is the outer flange of the spool, having a stem, d, shoulder e, andscrew f. This screw is passed through the open center of the plate F andforced into the end of the roller.

The end of the cord h is passed through the plate F and placed in therecess f, the plate F placed against the end of the roller, and thepiece F d f, when screwed into the roller, not only holds the end of thecord, but the whole forms a desirable spool upon which to wind the cordand an ornamental end to the roller. The cord h then passes up over thepulley a, inward around the pulley b, and then downward, forming a loopor end, upon which is hung a weighted tassel, G. The same arrangement isplaced on the opposite side, and the curtain-fixture is in position foroperation. The further operation of my device is obvious.

I claim as my invention- The pivoted slotted hangers D d E, incombination with a curtain-roller, cord h, and weighted tassel G, as andfor the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. STOVVE.

Witnesses:

DAVID P. HALSEY, S. R. ATHERTON.

